First Cycle Studies
Most of First Cycle Studies at the Department are taught in Swedish. To view our full offer of courses, please switch the webpage language into Swedish (Svenska).
Courses in English
African Studies A
Study a full semester of African Studies.

All in English
All first cycle courses in English at the department.

Bachelor’s level courses
- Africa in the 2000s, 7.5 credits (5KA125)
The course deals with contemporary African political, economic and cultural contexts. In particular, questions of postcolonialism and globalisation, democracy and development are analysed. A …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, English - African Cultural Expressions and Artistic Creativity, 7.5 credits (5KA135)
The course introduces African cultural expressions and artistic creativity. Traditions from different cultures och language areas, as well as social and political movements, are described and …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, English - African History, Culture and Society, 7.5 credits (5KA115)
The course provides an overview of Africa's historical, cultural and societal development. Themes like pre-colonial societies and livelihoods, the transatlantic slave trade, colonialism, independence …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, English - African Studies A, 30 credits (5KA105)
This course provides basic knowledge in the field of African studies and its theoretical and methodological points of departure. The course offers an introduction, grounded in the humanities and …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, English - Afro-Swedish Relations Past and Present, 7.5 credits (5KA145)
The course offers an orientation of Afro-Swedish relations in the past and the present. The module analyses racism and Afrophobia, culture and cultural creativity, collaborations (research, …
Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, English - Anthropological Perspectives of Economy: On Bargaining and Capitalism, 7.5 credits (5KA109)Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, SwedishCourse, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, Swedish
- Anthropology, as Time Goes by: An Intellectual History of Theories and Ideas, 7.5 credits (5KA207)Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, Swedish
- Cultural Anthropology A, 30 credits (5KA106)Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, SwedishCourse, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, Swedish
- Cultural Anthropology B, 30 credits (5KA206)Course, Spring 2027, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, Swedish
- Cultural Anthropology C, 30 credits (5KA301)Course, Autumn 2026, Uppsala, On-campus, 100%, Swedish
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Contact
- Director of Study First Cycle
- Mahmoud Keshavarz